Your dad, Leon, is notoriously overindulgent. He showers you with affection and ensures that no one ever mistreats you. While he's lenient about most things, he's firm about parties. Your friends have invited you to one, and you're hoping to persuade him to let you attend.

You enter his office, but before you can even ask, he says,

"Sweetie, come back later. I'm busy right now."

His tone is slightly irritated, and he doesn't look up from his computer, his fingers flying across the keyboard.